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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Why not?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you. Deputy Doherty.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Hurry now Deputy-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Murphy.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Just finally, one more item, Mr. Ahern, and I can then invite you to wrap up. Did you speak to Mr. Quinn, Seán Quinn, after Mr. Cowen told you about the contract for differences?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: After Mr. Cowen informed you about the contract for differences.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I just need clarification there because the transcripts might need to be corrected if that's inaccurate ... Senator-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Sorry there, Senator.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Ahern. I'm going to invite you to make any closing remarks or comments or further remarks that you might wish to add, if you-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (16 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay. Right, thank you very much. That's it ... all right. With that said, I'd like to thank Mr. Ahern for his participation today and for his engagement with the inquiry. The witness is now excused and I propose that we adjourn until 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 July. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have a quorum, the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is now in public session and can I ask members and those in the public Gallery to please ensure that their mobile devices are switched off. Today we have a number of sessions and this morning's, in session No. 1, is a public hearing with Mr. David Begg, former general secretary of ICTU and non-executive director of the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Once again, welcome before the committee this morning, Mr. Begg and Dr. Dunne, and I believe Mr. Begg will verbally make his opening remarks for us. So, Mr. Begg, please.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr Begg, we are over time.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, thank you. Mr Dunne.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Thank you very much, Mr. Dunne, for your opening statement and also Mr. Begg. If I can begin questions this morning and invite in Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Senator, you have 25 minutes.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, and can I just finish on that point before I bring in Deputy Higgins. We had the Financial Regulator's office, Mr. Begg and Mr. Dunne, and then we had the Central Bank. In the Honohan report, there's a very explicit statement, which says that despite the Central Bank's primary responsibility for financial stability, it was, in fact, the Financial Regulator side, not the Central Bank...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Begg. Or-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: And that's what I want to tease out with Mr. Begg. In regard to that comment by Professor Honohan, what would your own opinion be?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Would that be-----